Boot or shoe



L. PAGEAU.

BOOT OR SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-16,1919

Patented Jan. 13, 1920.

INVENTOR Lou/s Pa LOUIS PAGEAU, 0F MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA. 7

BOOT 0R SHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 13, 1920.

Application filed January 16, 1919. Serial No. 271,398.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS PAGEAU, a British subject, residing at 237 St. Zotique street, in the city of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boots or Shoes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

The present invention relates toiniprovements in ventilated boots or shoes, and the main object is to construct a boot of the type indicated in such a way that its cost will not be increased, as well as to provide a perfect ventilation of the boot.

A further object is to provide a boot of this character in which the ventilation means will be simple, and the boot cheap to manufacture. A

The invention consists of a cored or recessed heel provided with a plurality of ventilating openings, the heel portion of the a sole being provided with one or more holes communicating with said recessed heel.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a boot to which the invention is applied.

Fig. 2 is a view of a portion of the sole of the boot and heel.

Fig. 3 is a top view of the boot illustrating the heel portion of'the sole.

Fig. 4 is a fragmental, longitudinal section taken centrally of the heel and sole.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

In the drawings 1 represents a boot having the sole 2 and heel 3. The heel is provided with a central, longitudinal recess 1; and 5- are lateral slots communicating at their inner ends with said recess 4. The heel portion of the sole is provided with a single, elongated opening 6 communicating with the recess 4 at one end and projecting forwardly beyond the heel 3 at 7. The opening 6 is preferably covered with a netting 8 of any suitable material so that a proper ventilation may be obtained, but the netting must be fine enough to prevent any dirt or dust from entering the boot.v

.What I claim as my invention is:

A ventilated boot or shoe comprising a heel formed with a central, longitudinal recess which opens through its upper face, and with a plurality of lateral slots or holes'com- Inunicating at their inner ends with said recess, a sole formed with a single, longitudinal opening which extends forwardlyvbeyond the heel and the rear portion of which registers with the recess in said heel, and a strip of netting entirely covering the sole opening; substantially as described.

Signed at Montreal, Quebec, Canada, this 7th day of June, 1918.

h. LOUIS 5 PAGEAU. 7 mark Witnesses A. P. DEAL, C. PATENAUDE. 

